Cardinals start Brissett for third straight game vs Cowboys

The Arizona Cardinals will start veteran backup Jacoby Brissett at quarterback on Monday night against the Dallas Cowboys, coach Jonathan Gannon announced Saturday, handing Brissett a third straight start as Kyler Murray continues to recover from a foot injury. Gannon said Murray could still be active and might have a role if his foot improves in the next 48 hours, but he is not ready to start.

Brissett stepped in after Murray suffered a foot sprain in the Week 5 loss to Tennessee and missed the next two games. He has thrown for 599 yards with four touchdowns and one interception across two starts this season, completing 64.2 percent of his passes. The Cardinals dropped both of those games by narrow margins, losing to Indianapolis and Green Bay by four points each, and enter Monday on a five-game losing streak after opening the season 2-0.

Murray has not played since Oct. 5 and was listed as a limited participant on the team’s Thursday and Friday practice reports. Gannon said, "Looking at the week of work today, Kyler is not going to be ready to start the game, so Jacoby will start. Obviously feel good about Jacoby. I do want to give it the next couple days to see if Kyler could...